Roundworms

Roundworms: Most common in children, they bore through the intestinal wall and settle in other organs.
Because of the warmth of the bed, worms tend to come out of the anus. So inspect that area on children after they are asleep.
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Roundworms may first be suspected when adult worms are seen in the stool or vomit. However, the diagnosis is established through microscopic examination of a stool sample for roundworm eggs. Hookworms are also diagnosed in this manner.
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The roundworms then produce offspring that migrate through the gut wall and into the bloodstream. These parasites tend to invade muscle tissues, including the heart and diaphgragm (the breathing muscle under the lungs).
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Adult roundworms begin producing eggs in the intestines.
Exposure occurs when skin has direct contact with contaminated soil.
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Roundworm: Roundworms hatch and live in the intestines. The eggs usually enter the body through contaminated water or food or on fingers placed in the mouth after the hands have touched a contaminated object.
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The largest of the roundworms range in length from 6 to 14 inches. But imagine the largest of the tapeworms — they can grow to be 25 feet or longer.
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The disease is caused by nematodes (roundworms) of the genus Trichinella.
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In tropical countries the most common cause is filariasis, infestation with certain filaria, small parasitic roundworms (see worm) of the genera Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi that are introduced into the body by many species of mosquitoes.
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This is an infection caused by the larval stage of dog or cat roundworms. About 100 people every year, usually children, are diagnosed with the eye form of the disease, and often there's irreversible damage and scarring.
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PROTOZOA or PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and TAPEWORMS (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.
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These include for example bitional and ivermectin, used to treat onchocerciasis infestations. Other antihelminthic drugs, such as diethylcarbamazepine citrate (Hetrezan), used for treatment of roundworms and other parasites, ...
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